Each of fins is provided with an engage projection having a first width and a engage hole portion having a second width wider than the first width, and the fins are able to be slid while engaging with each other. Accordingly, in case of installing a heat sink to a case of a fan, it is possible to install the fins to the case so that the fins are arranged in a flowing direction of a refrigerant by the fan while engaging with each other. As the result, the refrigerant is able to flow smoothly when passing through the fins by arranging the fins at desired angle. Accordingly, it becomes possible to present a radiation fin, a cooling device and an electronic equipment having such cooling device.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A radiation fin comprising: a plurality of fins, each of said fins including a plurality of engage projections disposed in a first width and a plurality of engage hole portions disposed in a second width greater than said first width, wherein; said plurality of fins are stacked by engaging said engage projections with said engage hole portions of the adjacent fin, wherein each of said fins further includes an abutment projection that is disposed at said engage hole portion to lock said respective fins each other while engaging said engage projection with said engage hole portion.
2. The radiation fin as cited in claim 1 , wherein; each of said engage projections has flexibility.
3. The radiation fin as cited in claim 1 , wherein each of said fins includes a plurality of said abutment projections.
4. The radiation fin as cited in claim 1 , wherein each of said abutment projections has a surface in the shape of curved surface, or in the shape of slant surface such that a height thereof changes in substantially the width direction of the aforesaid first or second width.
5. The radiation fin as cited in claim 1 , wherein: each of said respective fins has a plurality of bent regions bent in a predetermined length from each end portion; each of said engage projections is disposed as to project outwardly from said end portion; and each of said engage hole portions is disposed at said bent region.
6. The radiation fin as cited in claim 1 , wherein: each of said respective fins has a plurality of bent regions bent in a predetermined length from each end portion; each of said engage projections is disposed as to project at a bending position of the bend region; and each of said engage hole portions is disposed at the bent region.
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November 23, 2004
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